Cool Web Tools for your Classroom


Collaborative Websites

www.wikispaces.com
wiki = quick, collaborative website
example: http://kasvoicethread.wikispaces.com/

QR Codes

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ or http://www.qrstuff.com
How to use QR codes in instructional activities:
  1. Download a QR scanning app onto your smartphone, such as Scan or Qrafter for Apple products or QR Scan Droid for Android devices.
  2. Create the QR codes using a QR code generator, such as http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ or http://www.qrstuff.com/.
  3. Print the codes – you may wish to right-click on the code and then copy and paste it into a Microsoft Word document so that you can make it the size you need.
  4. Distribute the codes where ever you want them
  5. Open the smartphone scanning app and position the phone over the code in such a way that the code is within the brackets (see figure)
  6. Whatever the code produces (text, website, etc.) will be displayed in seconds.

File Storage in the "cloud"

www.dropbox.com

Concept Mapping

www.bubbl.us or www.text2mindmap.com

Flashcards

http://www.studystack.com/

Comic Strips

www.Makebeliefscomix.com

Online Notebook or Portfolio

www.livebinders.com

Videos

www.xtranormal.com
iTunesU

Windows Live Movie Maker Download

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker